Palliative Care Physician

Saint Peters Healthcare System•New Brunswick, NJ

4d•$175,000 - $750,000

About The Position

Saint Peter’s Healthcare System is seeking a board-certified Palliative Care Physician to join its inpatient palliative care service. In this full-time, weekday role, the physician will provide expert symptom management, guide complex goals-of-care conversations, and support patients and families facing serious illness. The position follows a Monday-Friday schedule with no night, weekend, or call responsibilities. The physician will work in a collaborative, mission-driven environment within a Catholic, community-based academic healthcare system. The role offers an opportunity to help grow and shape the palliative care program.

Requirements

MD or DO from an accredited institution.
Board certified or board eligible in Hospice and Palliative Medicine.
Completion of residency in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, or another ABMS-recognized primary specialty.
Eligible for New Jersey medical licensure and DEA registration.
Strong communication skills and a compassionate, patient-centered approach.
Commitment to culturally sensitive, whole-person care.

Responsibilities

Provide inpatient palliative care consultation for adult patients with serious or life-limiting illness.
Manage pain and non-pain symptoms, including complex symptom burden at end of life.
Lead goals-of-care, advance care planning, and code status discussions with patients and families.
Collaborate with hospitalists, intensivists, oncologists, and other specialists to align care plans with patient values.
Work within an interdisciplinary team of nurses, social workers, chaplains, and care coordinators.
Support transitions to hospice, home-based care, and post-acute settings.
Participate in quality improvement, education, and program development initiatives.